Read about Tetsu in the Tribeca Citizen Restaurant Guide.
Plus: Tetsu put up a sign, sort of; Manhattan Youth toy drive; "Succession" is shooting on Sunday; 108 Leonard sales office; possible new Fulton Street tower.
Is Tetsu a banging place for a Friday night or a restaurant to savor high-quality ingredients prepared with care? Because it seems to want to be both. / 5 comments
Plus: Onda Beauty's treatment room is up and running; anyone know of any toy drives?; "Sweetbitter" TV shoot; Lucio Pozzi at Hal Bromm.
After five and a half years, chef Masa Takayama's robata-inspired restaurant will finally fire up the grill for the public. The menu includes fried chicken, peppercorn spare ribs, skewered meat, nigiri sushi, and stews.
Plus: The lineup for City Vineyard's singer-songwriter series; another cryotherapy outfit opens tomorrow; local Greenmarket with a wider variety of produce; White Street storefront. / 2 comments
Plus: Last night's fireworks caused concern; cool tour of Tribeca's new indoor farm; Canal Street Market now has Mexican food; garbage in the Holland Tunnel off-ramp median. / 2 comments
Plus: Amazing photos of 1 World Trade Center being struck by lighting; Tetsu's oft-delayed opening; the auction of Edward Albee's art collection; legislation proposed to stop yachts from blocking Statue of Liberty views. / 1 comment
Plus: More on Frenchette, now hoping to open in October; the professional bodybuilder who works at Tribeca Hardware; the ticket-seller infestation has worsened. / 2 comments
Plus: Poke restaurant to serve liquid nitrogen ice cream; Tribeca music/film tour; a peek inside Ladder 8; dance festival; new Spanish restaurant on Grand; "Dreams of the Kings" exhibit.
Plus: No word on whether Au Cheval is moving forward with its Walker Street restaurant; Tetsu looks closer; preparations for the "Sphere" sculpture at Liberty Park; Island Oyster food service. / 1 comment
Plus: A substantial peek inside Tetsu restaurant; after-hours construction for the new state trooper offices; Alex Rodriguez was checking out real estate; Cosmopolitan Hotel entrance. / 8 comments
Plus: Broken crane at 565 Broome; peeks inside Tetsu restaurant; reinforcement for the silver blob; North Cove Marina and Rockefeller Park.
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